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With pro-Israel groups all but absent, UCLA student government endorses divestment
Jared Sichel
November 19, 2014
Unlike in the previous attempt in February, which failed by two votes, the student government voted this time for divestment by a decisive 8-2 margin, adding UCLA to a small but growing list of universities where the elected, representative undergraduate body effectively endorsed the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which aims to weaken Israel and promote the Palestinian cause via economic pressure.
Path to peace: J Street
Jewish Journal
March 28, 2013
Opponents of J Street consistently argue that our positions are somehow radical, strange and way out of the Israeli or American-Jewish mainstream.
Path to peace: StandWithUs
Jewish Journal
March 28, 2013
On Monday evening, March 11, I had a public discussion with Jeremy Ben-Ami, founder and president of J Street, at Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles. The topics included how American Jews should approach pro-Israel advocacy, whether peace is currently attainable between Israel and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, and what American Jews can do to help the two sides reach an agreement.
J Street, StandWithUs heads tangle at Temple Isaiah
Jonah Lowenfeld
March 13, 2013
These are tough times for people hoping for a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Jeremy Ben-Ami and David Suissa face-off over Israel
Jonah Lowenfeld
April 13, 2011
On April 11, David Suissa, a columnist for The Journal, joined Jeremy Ben-Ami, president and founder of J Street, the self-described “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobby group, for a discussion about what it means to be “pro-Israel.”
JStreet Expands to SoCal
Danielle Berrin
June 22, 2010
JStreet, the liberal lobby and peace advocacy group that aims to influence U.S. policy toward Israel, is rapidly expanding its national operation, adding two L.A.-based staff members to launch the group’s Southern California/Southwest regional branch.\n
Can war bring peace?
David Suissa
January 7, 2009
I\’ve never met a right-wing Jew who doesn\’t want peace. The divisive question is always: How do we get there? By being forceful and hard-nosed, or flexible and understanding?
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